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Roger Federer vs. Pete Sampras…2001 Wimbledon quarterfinals
Something for your Sunday afternoon leisure time. An excellent match to view if you want to discuss the history of the game. For students of the game. A pivotal match…for two great players. One of them on their way up…one of them on their way down.
It's a pivotal match for the game of tennis itself. Brace yourself for another don_budge special. You know how this works. Feel free to comment. There is so much here…it is truly unbelievable.
Roger Federer versus Pete Sampras. Nineteen year old up and comer versus the twenty-nine year old veteran. The woe of the champion is to have the next great player breathing down your neck and nipping at your heels. There is no respect in the end…just lust for life. Roger ends up winning…76, 57, 64, 67, 75. Pete nearing the end of his path as the reigning champion and Roger in the early stages of his quest. So evenly matched. A struggle so titanic that you can almost hear the voices in the competitor's heads.
This is Roger's maiden voyage on the center court at Wimbledon and Pete has seven titles under his belt. Roger had not won a match at Wimbledon until 2001 losing in the first round the two previous championships…but he had won the junior championship in 1998.
Here is Roger making a huge statement for his future career and here is Pete Sampras showing all of the class and elegance that served him well when he was the reigning King of the Court. What a story this match tells. Stay tuned…if not just watch the match. You'll like it.
It's a pivotal match for the game of tennis itself. Brace yourself for another don_budge special. You know how this works. Feel free to comment. There is so much here…it is truly unbelievable.
Roger Federer versus Pete Sampras. Nineteen year old up and comer versus the twenty-nine year old veteran. The woe of the champion is to have the next great player breathing down your neck and nipping at your heels. There is no respect in the end…just lust for life. Roger ends up winning…76, 57, 64, 67, 75. Pete nearing the end of his path as the reigning champion and Roger in the early stages of his quest. So evenly matched. A struggle so titanic that you can almost hear the voices in the competitor's heads.
This is Roger's maiden voyage on the center court at Wimbledon and Pete has seven titles under his belt. Roger had not won a match at Wimbledon until 2001 losing in the first round the two previous championships…but he had won the junior championship in 1998.
Here is Roger making a huge statement for his future career and here is Pete Sampras showing all of the class and elegance that served him well when he was the reigning King of the Court. What a story this match tells. Stay tuned…if not just watch the match. You'll like it.
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